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Criteria for Judging a Photo Contest

Fae Savignano, Marden-Kane SVP, follows up on her “Good Criteria for Judging a Contest” blog with this closer look at photo contest criteria. I would like to expand the list of suggested Contest Judging Criteria as it applies specifically to Photo Contests to include updated entry methods, social media trends and promotional knowledge acquired in the past 2 years. Previously suggested Judging Criteria for a Photo Contest: Adherence/Appropriateness to Theme

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May 3, 2025

10 Simple Photo Contest Ideas for Your Brand

With social media and user generated content being on every marketers minds these days, you may have thought about running a photo contest. But how can your contest stand out and attract a lot of quality photo entries? Try one of these simple photo contest ideas out. Run a photo contest asking for users to insert your company brand in the photo in a creative or unique way. You could

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November 4, 2013

Best Practices for Photo and Essay Contests

Senior Programmer Eric Grimm weighs in on what you should consider when planning your next photo or essay contest. The reasons for running an online contest are many and varied – engage your fans, promote your brand, gather inspiring ideas, build a contact list. There are many different types of contests, but today we will focus on two types: the Essay contest and the Photo contest. Why would you choose

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January 19, 2015

Father’s Day Sweepstakes & Contest Ideas That Drive Engagement

Once the joy and excitement of Mother’s Day has come and gone, everyone is reminded that Father’s Day is not too far behind! And while dads might not always make a big fuss, we all know how meaningful it is to be recognized and appreciated – especially when it comes from the people and brands they love. Father’s Day promotions don’t need to be complicated. The best ones are simple,

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May 11, 2026

Good Criteria for Judging a Contest

Fae Savignano, Senior Vice President and expert on all things promotional, weighs in on what good criteria are for judging a contest in her blog post for the month.

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May 5, 2025

The Difference Between Sweepstakes and Contests

  The words “promotion,” “sweepstakes,” “contest,” and “giveaways” are sometimes used interchangeably. However, there are a few very distinct differences between sweepstakes and contests. To start, the word “promotion” can be used to describe many different marketing tactics including Sweepstakes, Contests, Instant Win Games, Continuity and Loyalty Programs. Two of the most common promotions are Sweepstakes (games of chance) and Contests (games of skill). The major difference between sweepstakes and

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May 2, 2025

Cooking Contest Best Practices

A cooking contest is a great way to engage your customers and help people think of creative ways to use your brand’s products, be it the food or kitchen products. Keep It Simple As with any contest, the key to a successful cooking contest is to keep the ask simple and the messaging clear. An open-ended call for entries could create issues if you end up having to judge a

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September 23, 2020

How to Run a Legal TikTok Contest or Sweepstakes

  TikTok recently posted advertising guidelines for the US and EU, which don’t give a lot of guidance about contest guidelines, but that doesn’t mean that there are no rules to follow. To keep your TikTok Contest or Sweepstakes legal you should adhere to these seven basic recommendations for running a promotion on a social platform: Use a unique hashtag to track entries. The best way to track entries for

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August 2, 2019

Criteria for Judging a Video Contest

Fae Savignano, Marden-Kane SVP, provides this in depth post on video contest criteria. Marden-Kane has provided you with information about “Good Criteria for Judging a Contest” and a follow-up article on “Criteria for Judging a Photo Contest,” well what about Video Contests? I’m glad you asked. Taking into account all of the previously suggested Judging Criteria in the articles above that may also apply to a Video Entry including some

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June 27, 2017

10 Necessary Features of an Online Contest Judging Tool

Sometimes a client comes to us with a technical vendor who has an online judging tool they plan to use. The problem with that scenario is that their vendor typically thinks like a technical expert and not like a contest expert. We believe that judging should be approached from a marketing perspective as well as a technical perspective! And the online judging tool should be built accordingly — like the

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May 4, 2017
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Criteria for Judging a Photo Contest

Fae Savignano, Marden-Kane SVP, follows up on her “Good Criteria for Judging a Contest” blog with this closer look at

Read More

10 Simple Photo Contest Ideas for Your Brand

With social media and user generated content being on every marketers minds these days, you may have thought about running

Read More

Best Practices for Photo and Essay Contests

Senior Programmer Eric Grimm weighs in on what you should consider when planning your next photo or essay contest. The

Read More

Father’s Day Sweepstakes & Contest Ideas That Drive Engagement

Once the joy and excitement of Mother’s Day has come and gone, everyone is reminded that Father’s Day is not

Read More

Good Criteria for Judging a Contest

Fae Savignano, Senior Vice President and expert on all things promotional, weighs in on what good criteria are for judging a contest in her blog post for the month.

Read More

The Difference Between Sweepstakes and Contests

  The words “promotion,” “sweepstakes,” “contest,” and “giveaways” are sometimes used interchangeably. However, there are a few very distinct differences

Read More

Cooking Contest Best Practices

A cooking contest is a great way to engage your customers and help people think of creative ways to use

Read More

How to Run a Legal TikTok Contest or Sweepstakes

  TikTok recently posted advertising guidelines for the US and EU, which don’t give a lot of guidance about contest

Read More

Criteria for Judging a Video Contest

Fae Savignano, Marden-Kane SVP, provides this in depth post on video contest criteria. Marden-Kane has provided you with information about

Read More

10 Necessary Features of an Online Contest Judging Tool

Sometimes a client comes to us with a technical vendor who has an online judging tool they plan to use.

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